Dear Dr. Baum —
My male cat is 7 years old and masturbates a lot! He has been doing this for several years. He is neutered. He licks blankets while he is doing this. I was wondering what I can do to stop this. He wakes me up at night licking the blanket and doing this and I have to kick him out of bed.
Angie Waller,
Las Vegas, NV
Dear Angie:
You should remove the stimulants/props that allow him to live out his fantasies. You should also have a testosterone level taken on him. If he has a retained testicle in his abdomen that was not removed when he was neutered his libido will be increased.
If all else fails, you can put him on a low dose of megesterol acetate. If this is purely a psychological problem it will be difficult to break due to the long standing nature of the problem.
Dr. B